Guidebook for Fort Myers
Food Scene
This is a great place to eat breakfast. Fast service. Pine Ridge Road is the fastest way to get here. They are now located a few doors down in the old Perkins building.
Sunflower Cafe
11370 Summerlin Square DrThis is a great place to eat breakfast. Fast service. Pine Ridge Road is the fastest way to get here. They are now located a few doors down in the old Perkins building.
New England style restaurant with great lobster rolls, lobster pies, chowder, crab cakes etc. Moderately priced.
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15501 Old McGregor Blvd6
местните препоръчватNew England style restaurant with great lobster rolls, lobster pies, chowder, crab cakes etc. Moderately priced.
This is a newly constructed, and cleverly decorated, restaurant on stilts. It has live music, great views of the ocean, and a bar that is also a fish tank .
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местните препоръчватBimini Bait Shack
17501 Harbour Pointe Dr16
местните препоръчват This is a newly constructed, and cleverly decorated, restaurant on stilts. It has live music, great views of the ocean, and a bar that is also a fish tank .
Waterfront restaurant that serves great seafood. Huge menu.
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местните препоръчватNervous Nellie's of Ft Myers Beach
1131 First Street20
местните препоръчватWaterfront restaurant that serves great seafood. Huge menu.
Kind of upscale, but has great food and the best salad bar in the area.
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6241 Estero Boulevard10
местните препоръчватKind of upscale, but has great food and the best salad bar in the area.
Sports bar with good food, and wings. Tuesday is wing night. Try the tuna melt, or the mahi mahi reuben.
OPEN Tuesday thru Sunday Noon til Midnight CLOSED MONDAYS(We are social distancing our tables and Employees wear masks for our safety!)
20351 Summerlin RoadSports bar with good food, and wings. Tuesday is wing night. Try the tuna melt, or the mahi mahi reuben.
This is the go-to for Pizza. It is also a spacious sports bar. Daily weekday specials if you eat-in.
RonDao's Pizzeria & Sports Bar
15320 McGregor BoulevardThis is the go-to for Pizza. It is also a spacious sports bar. Daily weekday specials if you eat-in.
If your way out on Sanibel, or Captiva, and do not want to spend a ton of money to eat this is the place to go
Lazy Flamingo
6520 Pine AvenueIf your way out on Sanibel, or Captiva, and do not want to spend a ton of money to eat this is the place to go
Waterfront Tiki style restaurant/bar that serves great food. I like the marina atmosphere, and great drinks. Good place to go if you dont feel like dealing with the beach.
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2500 Main Street11
местните препоръчватWaterfront Tiki style restaurant/bar that serves great food. I like the marina atmosphere, and great drinks. Good place to go if you dont feel like dealing with the beach.
Osaka Japanese Steakhouse
16078 San Carlos BlvdGood Japanese hibachi style restaurant. Short walk from the house.
This place is packed all season long due to their many flavors of delicious hard ice cream.
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16475 San Carlos Boulevard22
местните препоръчватThis place is packed all season long due to their many flavors of delicious hard ice cream.
This place is not on the water, but is probably the best seafood in town.
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13451-16 McGregor Blvd6
местните препоръчватThis place is not on the water, but is probably the best seafood in town.
This is a great place for fine dining, everything is amazing. The view of the marina and inlet provides a great dining atmosphere. The happy hour from 11 to 6 in the bar area is an absolute must. The happy hour menu has a handful of great items for 5 dollars each, as well as discounted drinks.
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14301 Port Comfort Road9
местните препоръчватThis is a great place for fine dining, everything is amazing. The view of the marina and inlet provides a great dining atmosphere. The happy hour from 11 to 6 in the bar area is an absolute must. The happy hour menu has a handful of great items for 5 dollars each, as well as discounted drinks.
This a great place to grab breakfast while seated on the sands of the beach. Like many of the other adjacent bars around the Times Square area, its a great place to grab a waterfront cocktail.
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местните препоръчватThe Salty Crab Bar & Grill
1154 Estero Boulevard15
местните препоръчватThis a great place to grab breakfast while seated on the sands of the beach. Like many of the other adjacent bars around the Times Square area, its a great place to grab a waterfront cocktail.
Drinks & Nightlife
Valerie's Lounge & Liquors
17264 San Carlos BlvdNeighborhood bar. Bingo is popular here.
Neighborhood bar with good food that is served till 2 am. For a quick way back, there is a shortcut through the parking lots that will take you all the way back to San Carlos Blvd.
McGregor Grill
15675 McGregor BoulevardNeighborhood bar with good food that is served till 2 am. For a quick way back, there is a shortcut through the parking lots that will take you all the way back to San Carlos Blvd.
Neighborhood brewery. Lots of good beer, all made on site. Just a short walk from the house.
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16120 San Carlos Blvd6
местните препоръчватNeighborhood brewery. Lots of good beer, all made on site. Just a short walk from the house.
If your looking to go to the beach, and want a party environment this is your spot. Live music on the weekends. There is a small strip of public beach next to it which is referred to as "cooler country".
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1400 Estero Boulevard31
местните препоръчватIf your looking to go to the beach, and want a party environment this is your spot. Live music on the weekends. There is a small strip of public beach next to it which is referred to as "cooler country".
Great bar to hang out at. Great views, live music, and good food.
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местните препоръчватShucker's at the Gulfshore and The Cottage Bar
1250 Estero Blvd26
местните препоръчватGreat bar to hang out at. Great views, live music, and good food.
If you are willing to pay the $50 parking fee, this is a great resort to hangout for the day. Awesome pool with hot-tubs, and a tiki bar. Great beach access.
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местните препоръчват'Tween Waters Island Resort & Spa
15951 Captiva Drive6
местните препоръчватIf you are willing to pay the $50 parking fee, this is a great resort to hangout for the day. Awesome pool with hot-tubs, and a tiki bar. Great beach access.
Parks & Nature
This is my favorite beach. Quiet, tranquil, and a great place to go shelling.
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1700 Bowmans Beach Road24
местните препоръчватThis is my favorite beach. Quiet, tranquil, and a great place to go shelling.
This is a great drive. Pay five dollars to drive through the mangrove ecosystem of ponds. Very good bird watching area.
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местните препоръчватJ.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge
1 Wildlife Drive60
местните препоръчватThis is a great drive. Pay five dollars to drive through the mangrove ecosystem of ponds. Very good bird watching area.
Several miles of paved and unpaved trails, boardwalks, canoeing and kayaking, fishing, picnicking, bird watching, and gardens. Several splash pads, and mini water parks.
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местните препоръчватLakes Park
7330 Gladiolus Drive47
местните препоръчватSeveral miles of paved and unpaved trails, boardwalks, canoeing and kayaking, fishing, picnicking, bird watching, and gardens. Several splash pads, and mini water parks.
Public Access to Fort Myers Beach. Family environment. Times Square and the fishing pier are adjacent.
Crescent Beach Family Park
1100 Estero BlvdPublic Access to Fort Myers Beach. Family environment. Times Square and the fishing pier are adjacent.
Narrow palm-lined park & beach on a man-made island where people fish, kayak, windsurf & swim. Free parking.
Causeway Islands Park
19931 Sanibel CausewayNarrow palm-lined park & beach on a man-made island where people fish, kayak, windsurf & swim. Free parking.
A scenic 32-acre park & lighthouse at the island tip with a beach, fishing pier, picnic area & showers.
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местните препоръчватLighthouse Beach Park
112 Periwinkle Way21
местните препоръчватA scenic 32-acre park & lighthouse at the island tip with a beach, fishing pier, picnic area & showers.
Blind Pass Beach
6491-6499 Sanibel Captiva Rd8
местните препоръчватGood place to fish, and go shelling.
Quiet beach close to home (3.6 Miles) . Bunche Beach has natural tidal wetlands with mangroves, a sandy beach, kayak rentals & birdwatching. Good place to see Manatees certain times of the year.
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местните препоръчватBunche Beach
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местните препоръчватQuiet beach close to home (3.6 Miles) . Bunche Beach has natural tidal wetlands with mangroves, a sandy beach, kayak rentals & birdwatching. Good place to see Manatees certain times of the year.
This is one of the great beaches of Sanibel Island, and is only 11 miles from the house.
Gulfside City Park Beach (Algiers)
2001 Algiers LnThis is one of the great beaches of Sanibel Island, and is only 11 miles from the house.
A series of boardwalks and lookout points, around a swampy natural area with ponds etc.
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местните препоръчватSix Mile Cypress Slough Preserve
7751 Penzance Boulevard41
местните препоръчватA series of boardwalks and lookout points, around a swampy natural area with ponds etc.
Arts & Culture
This is Thomas Edison's Florida house, and laboratory. He worked here to find a domestic substitute for rubber. He later invited Henry Ford to build a house here.
Edison Ford Museum
This is Thomas Edison's Florida house, and laboratory. He worked here to find a domestic substitute for rubber. He later invited Henry Ford to build a house here.
Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum
3075 Sanibel Captiva Road12
местните препоръчватShell museum.
Mound House
451 Connecticut Street12
местните препоръчватHouse built on a shell mound made by the Calusa Indians.
Shopping
Gigantic outdoor mall. Its a drive, but you will find about every store imaginable here.
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23106 Fashion Drive62
местните препоръчватGigantic outdoor mall. Its a drive, but you will find about every store imaginable here.
Sanibel Outlets
20350 Summerlin Road38
местните препоръчватOutlet mall.
Edison Mall
4125 Cleveland Ave17
местните препоръчватThis is a traditional indoor mall.
Bell Tower Shops-
Outdoor shopping mall.
Shipwreck Treasures
237 Old San Carlos BlvdAs far as beach stores go, this one is one worth mentioning.
Entertainment & Activities
Zoomers offers assortment of games, rides, and attractions. Family arcade, 2 Go-Kart tracks, Bumper Boats, Tilt-A-Whirl, Go-Kart Drop, Water Wars, and more.
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17455 Summerlin Road14
местните препоръчватZoomers offers assortment of games, rides, and attractions. Family arcade, 2 Go-Kart tracks, Bumper Boats, Tilt-A-Whirl, Go-Kart Drop, Water Wars, and more.
Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf
17450 San Carlos Boulevard9
местните препоръчватMini-Golf
Salty Sam's Marina
2500 Main StBoats, and Kayaks rented here.
Native American Casino. Nothing special, but if you have a desire to hit the tables or slots this will suffice.
Seminole Casino
Native American Casino. Nothing special, but if you have a desire to hit the tables or slots this will suffice.
Airboats & Alligators Inc.
6001 Lake Trafford RoadAirboat rides. You will see lots of gators here.
Sightseeing
Sanibel Island
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местните препоръчватBeautiful island. Great for shelling.